Crisis Hotlines (Peer, Teen, Protective Services, Mental Health, DV, Victims):

Do you wonder how effective crisis hotlines are in supporting your clients?  According to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

"THE USE OF CRISIS HOTLINES IN FOLLOW-UP

Crisis hotlines are uniquely positioned to provide follow up care – crisis hotlines:

Provide free, 24-hour access to staff trained in suicide assessment and intervention

Thoroughly assess for risk of suicide, provide support, offer referrals, develop a safety plan, and dispatch

emergency intervention, if necessary

Connect directly with local mobile crisis teams

Avert unnecessary ED visits and better ensure needed ED visits

Intervene when a caller is not willing or able to ensure his or her own safety

Crisis centers have been shown to reduce emotional distress and suicidal ideation in callers (Gould, Kalafat, Munfakh, & Kleinman, 2007; Kalafat, Gould, Munfakh, & Kleinman, 2007)".

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